Shipping box or package



(No Model.) I

E. NORTON.

SHIPPING BOX 0R PACKAGE. No. 602,469. Patented Apr. 19,1898.

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UNITED STATES ETcE.

PATENT EDWIN NORTON, OF MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF, ANDOLIVER W'. NORTON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHIPPING BOX OR PACKAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 602,469, dated April19, 1898.

Application filed May 22, 1897- Serial No. 637,677. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN NORTON, a citizen of the United States,residing in Maywood, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Shipping Boxes or Packages, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in shipping boxes or packages.

The object of my invention is to provide a shipping-box of a simple,strong, and durable construction that may be cheaply manufactured, thatmay be light in weight, so as to save freight, that will serve topreserve goods liable to deterioration or injury by exposure to the airor to tainting by contact with wood, and which may be easily andconveniently opened without injury to the box or package, so that theshipping-package itself may serve as a receptacle for the goods whilethey are being consumed or sold at retail.

To produce a shipping box or package that will in itself alone unite allthe features necessary to accomplish at the same time all these resultsor perform the function necessary to meet all these difierentrequirements or conditions, and thus make a practicable and successfulshipping box or package, I construct it as follows, and herein myinvention consists.

The body, bottom, and cover of the box comprise each a tin-plate orsheet-metal interior and a wood-veneer exterior, and reinforcing-stripsof wood, preferably united at the corners by metal clips, surround thebody at its upper and lower ends and firmly clamp the wood-veneer bodybetween the sheet metal body and said wood reinforcing-strips by nailsor fastenings inserted through them. Reinforcing-strips of woodsurrounding the cover at the margins thereof serve to hold thewood-veneer cover smooth or in a fiat plane and in close contact withthe sheet-metal cover and to bind the two firmly together. The combinedcover thus formed is given a firm seat at its margin on the upper end ofthe combined wood-veneer and sheet-metal body, while thereinforcing-strips of wood projecting above the end of the wood bodyform a seat or protective receptacle for the edges of the cover andrelieve the hinges and fastenings uniting the cover and body from anywrenching or prying strain to which the cover might be subjected inshipment or handling of the package; and the reinforcingstrips of woodat the lower end of the body, projecting below the end of Wood-veneerbody and flush with the lower face of wood-veneer bottom, thus form aseat for the rim or outer edge of the combined sheet-metal andwoodveneer bottom and protect and strengthen the lower end of thesheet-metal body, which is folded over the edge or rim of the combinedwood-veneer and sheet-metal bottom to secure the bottom to the body. Thenature of my invention will be more fully understood by reference to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

In the drawings similar letters of reference indicate like parts in theseveral figures.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view, and Fig. 2 a side elevation,of a shipping box or package embodying my invention. Figs. 3 and 4 areenlarged detail sectional views on lines 3 3 and 4 4, respectively, ofFig. 1; and Figs. 5 and 6 are enlarged detail sectional views on. lines5 5 and 6 6, respectively, of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, A represents the interior sheet-metal body of the box,the meeting ends or edges of the sheets of which the body is composedbeing united together, preferably at the corners of the box, byinterlocked or folded seams a.

A is the exterior wood-veneer body of thesurrounding the body of the boxat the upper end thereof, and D are reinforcing-strips secured to thecover at the rim or margins thereof. 7

The wood-veneer bottom 13 is secured to the sheet-metal bottom B byfolding the rim or edge I) of the sheet-metal bottom over and around therim or edge of the wood-veneer bottom, and the combined sheet-metal andwood-veneer bottom thus formed is firmly secured to the sheet-metal bodyA of the box by the folded lower end or edge a of the sheetmetal body,which embraces the rim or edge of the combined sheet-metal andwood-veneer bottom, as will be readily understood by reference to Fig.6, and the lower edge d of the wood reinforcing-strips D, which projectbelow the lower end of the wood-veneer body A and flush with the lowersurface of the combined bottom, form a seat for the rim or edge of thecombined bottom to fit or abut against, thus protecting the same andmaterially strengthening the folded end or rima of the sheet-metal bodyby which the combined bottom is secured to the body of the box. Thewood-veneer body A abuts at its lower end against the rim or margin ofthe combined bot-tom B B, which extends out flush with the outer surfaceof the wood-veneer body, the lower end of the sheet-m etal body having alateral flange a extending across the end of the wood-veneer body, aswill be seen from Fig. 6. The wood-veneer body A is firmly and rigidlyclamped between the sheet-metal body A and the wood reinforcing-strips-Dand D by nails or other fastenings at, extending through these threeparts and firmly clenched, as illustrated in the drawings. The woodstrips D D are firmly secured together by metal clips or angle-pieces (Zat their corners, and similar clips 61 are employed at the corners ofthe strips D D. The nails or fastenings d, securing the clips in place,are inserted through the sheet-metal and wood-veneer bodies as well asthe clips (1 and strips D and D. By this means it will be seen that thewood veneer and sheet-metal bodies are firmly united together, so thateach reinforces the other, and that the combined body is greatlystrengthened in the direction transverse to the grain of the wood-veneerbody by the wood strips D D, extending transverse to the grain of thewood veneer, and that the whole is braced and strengthened by the bottomB B, while the bottom itself is not only firmly and rigidly secured tothe body, but is also greatly strengthened at its rim by the manner inwhich it is combined with the sheetmetal and wood-veneer bodies and withthe surrounding wood reinforcing-strips D.

The sheet-metal bodyA at its upper end is furnished with a lateralflange or ofiset a extending across the end or thickness of thewood-veneer body, and an upright flange a having its edge a folded downupon itself to make a smooth finish. The rim or marginal edge 0 of thesheet-metal cover 0 is folded over the rim or margin of the wood-veneercover 0, thus securing the sheet-metal and wood-veneer covers together.

The upper edge of the reinforcing-strips D at the upper end of the bodyof the box projects above the upper end of the wood- Veneer body A, sothat the upper edge of the strips D are flush with the upper surface ofthe wood-veneer cover 0. The reinforcingstrips D thus form a seatfor theedge of the rim of the combined covers to fit or abut against. Thismaterially relieves the hinges and fastenings by which the coverissecured to the body of the box from all lateral or wrenchingstrains. Thereinforcing-stripsD surrounding the combined cover at the marginthereof, are secured thereto by nails or fastenings d, which extendthrough the sheetmetal cover 0, the wood-veneer cover 0, and the stripsD and are firmly clenched, as illustrated. The metal hinge-straps F,which are secured to the body of the box, are furnished with offsets f,extending across the end of the wood-Veneer body A, and are firmlysecured in place between the sheet-metal body A and the wood-veener bodyA by soldering or by nails or fastenings cl, or both. The metalhinge-straps F, which are secured to the combined cover 0 C, fit betweenthe reinforcing-strips D and the wood-veneer cover 0 and are secured inplace by-the nails or fastenings cl, extending through the same. Tofirmly lock or secure the front edge of the combined cover in place, Isecure a fasteningstrap G by nails or screws 9 to the reinforcing-stripD and provide this metal fastening-strip G with a fastening-strap G,which is hinged thereto, as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2,

and 4. The fastening-strap G is provided with a hole through which ascrew 9 may be inserted, the threaded end of which engages a nut gsoldered to the sheet-metal body A, near the u er end thereof. Thecombined cover 0 0 thus fits and rests directly upon the upper end ofthe combined body A A, so that the cover is firmly supported, thusenabling the shipping boxes or packages to be piled one on top ofanother, as the hinges and fastenings are entirely relieved from strainor pressure in this direction, while at the same time thereinforcing-strips surrounding the combined body at its upper end formsa seat for the edges of the combined cover to abut against and relievesthe hinges and fastenings from any lateral or side strain.

I claim 1. A shipping box or package comprising in combination thefollowing parts: a sheetmetal body and a wood-veneer body, thesheetmetal body having lateral flanges or offsets extending across theend or thickness of the wood-Veneer body, a sheetmetal bottom and awood-veneer bottom, the rim of the sheet-metal bottom being folded overand around the edge of the wood-veneer bottom, and the lower end of thesheet-metal body being folded over and around the combined sheet-metaland wood-veneer bottom to secure the body and bottom together, the woodreinforcing-strips D D secured together at the corners by metal clipsand surrounding" the body at its upper and lower ends and provided withnails or fastenings extending through and securing firmly together saidsheet-metal body and wood-veneer body and reinforcing-strips, the loweredge of said re inforcing-strips at the lower end of the body projectingbelow the lower end of the woodveneer body to form a seat, protection orabutment for the marginal edge of the combined bottom, and a sheet-metalcover and a wood-veneer cover furnished with marginal woodreinforcing-strips D the rim of said sheet-metal cover being folded overand embracing the rim of said wood-veneer cover, and nails or fasteningsextending through and uniting said woodveneer cover, sheetmetal coverand wood reinforcing-strips D the upper edge of said upperreinforcingstrips D on the body projecting above the upper end of saidwoodveneer body and forming a seat or abutment for the edges of thecombined cover to fit against, and hingestraps and fastening-strapssecured to the combined cover and combined body, substantially asspecified.

2. In a shipping box or package, the combination with a sheet-metal bodyof a woodveneer body, reinforcing-strips of wood surrounding thewood-veneer body, and fastenings extending through said strips andsheetmetal and wood-veneer bodies, a wood-veneer bottom and asheet-metal bottom having its rim folded over the edge of saidwood-veneer bottom, the lower end of said sheet-metal body being foldedover the rim or edge of the combined bottom, the lower edge of said woodstrips at the lower end of the body projecting below the lower end ofthe wood-veneer body and surrounding the edge of the combined bottom,substantially as specified.

In a shipping box or package, the combination with a sheet-metal body ofa woodveneer body, reinforcing-strips of wood surrounding thewood-veneer body, and fastenings extending through said strips andsheetmetal wood-veneer bodies, a sh eet-lnetal cover and wood-veneercover furnished with reinforcing-strips D said combined cover fittingand resting at its margin on the end of said wood-veneer body, and thereinforcing wood strips at the upper end of the body projecting abovethe upper end of the wood-veneer body to form a seat and protection forthe edges of the cover, substantially as specified.

4. In a shipping box or package, the combination with a sheet-metal bodyof a woodveener body, reinforcing-stripsof wood surrounding thewood-veneer body, and fastenings extending through said strips andsheetmetal wood-veneer bodies, a sheet-metal cover and wood-veneer coverfurnished with reinforcing-strips D said combined cover fitting andresting at its margin on the end of said wood-veneer body, and thereinforcing Wood strips at the upper end of the body projecting abovethe upper end of the wood-veneer body to form a seat and protection forthe edges of the cover, hinge-straps F F secured to thereinforcing-strips at the upper end of the body, and hinge-straps F Fsecured to the reinforcing-strips on the cover, substantially asspecified.

5. In a shipping box or package, the combination with a sheet-metal bodyof a woodveneer body, reinforcing-strips of wood surrounding thewood-veneer body, and fasten-- ings extending through said strips andsheetmetal wood-veneer bodies, a sheet-metal cover and wood-veneer coverfurnished with reinforcing-strips D said combined cover fitting andresting at its margin on the end of said wood-veneer body, and thereinforcingwood strips at the upper end of the body projecting above theupper end of the Wood-Veneer body to form a seat and protection for theedges of the cover, hinge-straps F F secured to the reinforcing-stripsat the upper end of the body, and hinge-straps F F secured to thereinforcing-strips on the cover, fasteningstraps G secured to the coverhaving hinged straps G, and screws passing through said straps G andentering threaded nuts secured to the body, substantially as specified.

6. A shipping-box comprising the following parts, a sheet-metal body A,wood-veneer body A, sheet-metal bottom B, wood-veneer bottom B,sheet-metal cover 0, wood-veneer cover 0, wood reinforcing-strips D D Dhinge-straps F F, fastening-straps G G, screws g and nuts g allconstructed, combined and cooperating substantially as specified.

EDWIN NORTON.

\Vitnesses:

H. M. MUNDAY, S. E. OURTIs.

